Jack Draper OUT of Roland Garros, US Open’s New Partnership & Madrid’s Upset Fever | 5 Setter

Served with Andy Roddick

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Tennis, Society & Culture, Sports

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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5 SETTER: This Week in Racket Sports, where we bring you the top five headlines across tennis, padel, pickleball, and more. In this episode: 1. Jack Draper OUT of 2026 French Open 2. Baptiste, Kostyuk, and Potapova all deliver shocking upsets into 2026 Madrid Semi-Finals 3. Alexander Blockx makes first Masters 1000 semi-final 4. US Open & USTA partners with Oura Ring 5. 2026 NCAA Tennis Championships Begin! All of Newsletter Megan's bonus content and write-ups are in today's 5 Setter Newsletter! https://www.newsletter.servedpodcast.com/ Grab Some Served Merch: https://store.servedpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up Chuckers, producer Mike here? This is Served 5 Setter, your weekly roundup of all
0:11.1	things racket sports, five stories in 10 minutes or less. Before we get into it, please
0:15.2	hit subscribe on YouTube and give us a follow on your favorite podcast platform so you can
0:19.7	stay up on all things served.
0:21.6	We really appreciate the love and support.
0:24.2	That said, today is May 1st, 2026, and here's what we got for you.
0:29.9	A handful of first-time semifinalists takeover Madrid.
0:32.7	The next-gen finals find a new home again.
0:36.2	Pig Suey in their last ride. And the.s open is oara maxing but first
0:41.6	let's start in london jack draper announced this week that he is out of roland garros the 24 year old
0:48.8	has been dealing with a knee tendon issue that forced him to retire midmatch in barcelona earlier
0:53.4	this month, and the
0:54.5	team has decided that getting healthy for the rest of the 2026 season matters more than chasing
1:00.0	Paris.
1:00.8	The world number 28 took to Instagram saying, quote, my knee is on the mend and I've started hitting
1:05.1	balls, but unfortunately, I have been advised not to play Roland Garros.
1:09.0	As gutting as it is to miss another slam,
1:11.4	the advice is not to rush straight back
1:13.4	into playing five-cent tennis on clay.
1:15.8	See you soon.
1:17.0	This story has layers beyond just losing Draper from the draw.
1:20.7	It is about rankings math,
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